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1897 St. Louis Browns

Batting Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1896 / 1898

29-102, Finished 12th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Tommy Dowd (6-22), Hugh Nicol (8-32), Bill Hallman (13-36) and Chris Von Der Ahe (2-12)
Scored 592 runs, Allowed 1088 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 32-99

Ballparks: Robison Field · Attendance: 136,400 (9th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 98, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 93, Pitching - 98


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1896 / 1898 Batting Statistics

Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Klondike Douglass* 25 126 587 519 77 170 15 3 6 50 12 52 20 .328 .402 .403 .805 114 209 13 3
2 1B Mike Grady 27 84 367 326 49 91 11 3 8 57 7 26 15 .279 .351 .405 .756 101 132 10 5
3 2B Bill Hallman 30 80 338 302 32 67 7 2 0 26 12 24 15 .222 .288 .258 .546 46 78 4 8
4 SS Monte Cross 27 132 547 465 60 133 17 11 4 55 38 62 44 .286 .378 .396 .774 106 184 7 13
5 3B Fred Hartman 29 125 559 519 67 158 21 8 2 67 18 26 24 .304 .350 .387 .737 96 201 10 4
6 OF Dick Harley* 24 90 387 333 43 96 6 4 3 35 23 36 23 .288 .378 .357 .735 96 119 12 6
7 OF Tuck Turner# 30 103 461 416 58 121 17 12 2 41 8 35 18 .291 .350 .404 .754 100 168 3 7
8 OF Dan Lally* 29 88 381 359 57 102 16 5 2 42 12 9 23 .284 .315 .373 .688 83 134 7 6
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 UT John Houseman? 27 80 317 278 34 68 6 6 0 21 16 28 24 .245 .329 .309 .638 70 86 7 4
10 C Morgan Murphy 30 63 222 211 13 36 2 0 0 12 1 6 8 .171 .197 .180 .377 1 38 1 4
11 OF Tommy Dowd 28 35 157 145 25 38 9 1 0 9 11 6 6 .262 .291 .338 .629 67 49 0 6
12 C Ed McFarland 22 31 120 107 14 35 5 2 1 17 2 8 2 .327 .374 .439 .813 116 47 0 5
13 1B Roger Connor* 39 22 97 83 13 19 3 1 1 12 3 13 6 .229 .333 .325 .659 75 27 0 1
14 2B Lou Bierbauer* 31 12 49 46 1 10 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 .217 .217 .217 .435 16 10 0 3
15 OF Bill Kissinger 25 14 42 39 7 13 3 2 0 6 0 3 5 .333 .381 .513 .894 136 20 0 0
16 OF Ed Biecher? 21 3 12 12 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 78 4 0 0
17 OF Frank Huelsman 23 2 7 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714 89 3 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
18 P Red Donahue 24 49 163 155 11 33 7 2 1 14 1 4 36 .213 .233 .303 .536 42 47 0 4
19 P Bill Hart? 31 46 157 156 14 39 1 2 2 14 4 1 13 .250 .255 .321 .575 52 50 0 0
20 P Kid Carsey* 24 13 44 43 2 13 2 2 0 5 1 1 6 .302 .318 .442 .760 101 19 0 0
21 P Willie Sudhoff 22 11 44 42 7 10 1 0 0 3 0 1 4 .238 .256 .262 .518 38 11 0 1
22 P Percy Coleman? 20 13 34 31 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 .226 .294 .226 .520 39 7 2 0
23 P Duke Esper? 29 8 26 25 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 .320 .346 .320 .666 78 8 0 0
24 P Con Lucid? 23 6 21 17 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 .176 .333 .176 .510 38 3 0 0
25 P Bill Hutchinson 37 6 19 18 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 .278 .316 .389 .705 87 7 0 0
26 P John Grimes 28 3 10 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 .286 .500 .286 .786 112 2 0 0
27 P Mike McDermott? 34 4 9 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .222 .333 .556 47 3 0 0
28 P Roy Evans 23 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 .500 .000 .500 39 0 0 0
Team Totals 27.6 133 5183 4673 592 1285 151 67 32 496 172 354 314 .275 .336 .357 .693 84 1666 76 80
Rank in 12 NL teams 7 12 10 11 11 6 10 1 11 7 11 10 11 11 11 2 1
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Player Value--Batters

League Register · WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary
Ed Biecher? 21 12 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /O
Lou Bierbauer* 31 49 -6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -6 -0.5 -5 -0.4 -0.1 $ Purchased 4
Kid Carsey* 24 44 -1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.2 1 0.1 0.1 $ Traded 1
Percy Coleman? 20 34 -3 0 0 0 0 1 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
Roger Connor* 39 97 -4 0 0 0 -3 0 3 -4 -0.4 -1 -0.1 -0.3 $ Unknown 3
Monte Cross 27 547 -3 -1 0 0 4 9 17 26 2.6 22 1.9 0.7 $ Traded *6
Red Donahue 24 163 -16 -1 0 0 0 3 5 -9 -0.7 -9 -0.8 0.1 $ 1/O3
Klondike Douglass* 25 587 5 -5 0 0 -6 1 16 11 1.1 17 1.4 -0.3 $ 2O3/56
Tommy Dowd 28 157 -10 1 0 0 -4 -1 4 -10 -0.8 -6 -0.5 -0.3 $ Traded O/4
Duke Esper? 29 26 -1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ /1
Roy Evans 23 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
Mike Grady 27 367 -6 -2 0 0 -10 0 11 -7 -0.6 3 0.3 -0.9 $ Traded 3/O
John Grimes 28 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
Bill Hallman 30 338 -28 -1 0 0 -6 2 10 -23 -1.9 -17 -1.4 -0.5 $ Traded 4/3
Dick Harley* 24 387 -5 -2 0 0 -8 -5 11 -9 -0.8 -1 -0.1 -0.7 $ Traded *O
Bill Hart? 31 157 -13 0 0 0 0 3 5 -5 -0.3 -5 -0.4 0.1 $ Traded 1/O3
Fred Hartman 29 559 -12 -3 0 0 -8 4 16 -3 -0.1 5 0.4 -0.5 $ *5
John Houseman? 27 317 -16 -1 0 0 -6 -1 10 -14 -1.2 -8 -0.7 -0.5 $ 4O/65
Frank Huelsman 23 7 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ /O
Bill Hutchinson 37 19 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
Bill Kissinger 25 42 1 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0.0 2 0.2 -0.2 $ Traded /O1
Dan Lally* 29 381 -17 0 0 0 -2 -5 11 -13 -1.0 -11 -0.9 -0.1 $ O/3
Con Lucid? 23 21 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
Mike McDermott? 34 9 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
Ed McFarland 22 120 0 -1 0 0 -1 1 4 3 0.3 4 0.3 0.0 $ Traded 2/3O4
Morgan Murphy 30 222 -33 -1 0 0 1 3 7 -23 -1.8 -24 -2.0 0.2 $ Traded 2/3
Willie Sudhoff 22 44 -4 0 0 0 0 1 1 -2 -0.1 -2 -0.2 0.1 $ 1
Tuck Turner# 30 461 -8 -2 0 0 -4 -7 13 -8 -0.6 -4 -0.3 -0.3 $ Traded *O
Team Total 27.6 5183 -185 -19 0 0 -57 11 151 -99 -7.0 -42 -3.5 -3.5 $
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
Ed Biecher? 21 12 8 1 3.2 106 .333 .333 .296 .333 .360 .333 .393 .667 .752 78 .329 -0.4 -0.0 .625 .083 .000 .0 /O
Lou Bierbauer* 31 49 39 2 1.3 106 .227 .217 .296 .217 .360 .217 .393 .435 .752 16 .088 -5.7 -0.6 .333 .043 .000 .0 4
Kid Carsey* 24 44 30 6 5.2 106 .351 .302 .296 .318 .360 .442 .393 .760 .752 101 .537 -0.4 -0.0 .700 .186 .140 .0 1
Percy Coleman? 20 34 24 2 2.2 106 .269 .226 .296 .294 .360 .226 .393 .520 .752 39 .189 -2.7 -0.3 .417 .032 .000 1
Roger Connor* 39 97 65 9 3.6 106 .237 .229 .296 .333 .360 .325 .393 .659 .752 75 .372 -2.6 -0.2 .672 .289 .096 1.5 3
Monte Cross 27 547 345 68 5.1 106 .309 .286 .296 .378 .360 .396 .393 .774 .752 106 .530 5.7 0.5 .877 .325 .110 7.2 *6
Red Donahue 24 163 126 11 2.3 106 .271 .213 .296 .233 .359 .303 .393 .536 .752 42 .202 -13.8 -1.3 .426 .123 .090 1.0 1/O3
Klondike Douglass* 25 587 352 81 6.0 106 .333 .328 .296 .402 .360 .403 .393 .805 .752 114 .600 13.6 1.3 .819 .198 .075 8.0 2O3/56
Tommy Dowd 28 157 113 14 3.2 106 .273 .262 .296 .291 .359 .338 .393 .629 .752 67 .326 -7.1 -0.7 .617 .193 .076 .0 O/4
Duke Esper? 29 26 17 3 4.6 106 .348 .320 .296 .346 .360 .320 .393 .666 .752 78 .480 -0.8 -0.1 .529 .040 .000 /1
Roy Evans 23 6 3 0 0.0 106 .000 .000 .296 .500 .360 .000 .393 .500 .752 39 .000 0.1 0.0 1.000 1.000 .000 /1
Mike Grady 27 367 240 44 4.8 106 .274 .279 .296 .351 .360 .405 .393 .756 .752 101 .497 0.0 0.0 .745 .227 .126 7.5 3/O
John Grimes 28 10 5 1 5.2 106 .400 .286 .296 .500 .360 .286 .393 .786 .752 112 .537 0.5 0.0 1.000 .429 .000 /1
Bill Hallman 30 338 243 22 2.3 106 .233 .222 .296 .288 .360 .258 .393 .546 .752 46 .213 -23.5 -2.3 .502 .156 .036 .0 4/3
Dick Harley* 24 387 243 43 4.6 106 .303 .288 .296 .378 .359 .357 .393 .735 .752 96 .480 -0.2 -0.0 .802 .246 .069 5.3 *O
Bill Hart? 31 157 117 13 2.9 106 .262 .250 .296 .255 .360 .321 .393 .575 .753 52 .284 -11.9 -1.1 .470 .103 .071 2.7 1/O3
Fred Hartman 29 559 365 68 4.8 106 .316 .304 .296 .350 .359 .387 .393 .737 .752 96 .505 -3.9 -0.4 .706 .168 .083 3.6 *5
John Houseman? 27 317 214 27 3.3 106 .268 .245 .296 .329 .360 .309 .393 .638 .753 70 .333 -11.6 -1.1 .652 .223 .065 .0 4O/65
Frank Huelsman 23 7 5 1 5.2 106 .286 .286 .296 .286 .359 .429 .393 .714 .752 89 .537 -0.1 -0.0 .600 .143 .143 /O
Bill Hutchinson 37 19 13 2 4.0 106 .417 .278 .296 .316 .359 .389 .393 .705 .752 87 .417 -0.5 -0.1 .615 .167 .111 /1
Bill Kissinger 25 42 26 8 8.0 106 .382 .333 .296 .381 .360 .513 .393 .894 .752 136 .718 1.8 0.2 .885 .256 .179 /O1
Dan Lally* 29 381 263 40 3.9 106 .299 .284 .296 .315 .359 .373 .393 .688 .752 83 .412 -10.4 -1.0 .630 .148 .089 3.4 O/3
Con Lucid? 23 21 14 1 1.8 106 .200 .176 .296 .333 .360 .176 .393 .510 .753 38 .150 -1.3 -0.1 .500 .235 .000 /1
Mike McDermott? 34 9 7 1 3.7 106 .250 .222 .296 .222 .360 .333 .393 .556 .753 47 .385 -0.7 -0.1 .429 .111 .111 /1
Ed McFarland 22 120 77 18 6.0 106 .327 .327 .296 .374 .359 .439 .393 .813 .752 116 .606 2.2 0.2 .792 .206 .112 1.3 2/3O4
Morgan Murphy 30 222 179 7 1.0 106 .177 .171 .296 .197 .360 .180 .393 .377 .752 1 .055 -30.7 -3.0 .263 .043 .009 .0 2/3
Willie Sudhoff 22 44 33 3 2.4 106 .263 .238 .296 .256 .359 .262 .393 .518 .752 38 .214 -3.8 -0.4 .375 .048 .024 1
Tuck Turner# 30 461 302 58 5.0 106 .301 .291 .296 .350 .360 .404 .393 .754 .752 100 .518 -0.9 -0.1 .725 .216 .113 3.2 *O
League Average 4.8 107 .306 .291 .298 .353 .363 .384 .397 .737 .759 94 .503 .746 .225 .094
Team Total 27.6 5183 3468 554 4.1 106 .290 .275 .296 .336 .359 .357 .393 .693 .752 84 .434 -109.0 -10.6 .669 .194 .082 54.0
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
Ed Biecher? 21 4 14 14 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 1 3 3
Lou Bierbauer* 31 14 54 54 1 11 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 .204 .204 .204 .407 2 12 12
Kid Carsey* 24 20 65 64 3 16 2 2 0 5 1 1 7 .250 .262 .344 .605 6 17 17
Percy Coleman? 20 16 38 35 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 6 .171 .237 .171 .408 1 13 13
Roger Connor* 39 26 111 97 12 20 3 1 1 11 3 14 7 .206 .306 .289 .595 8 22 22
Monte Cross 27 158 604 534 55 136 17 11 4 50 39 63 53 .255 .341 .350 .691 62 132 132
Red Donahue 24 59 183 179 10 33 7 2 1 12 1 4 43 .184 .202 .263 .465 10 49 49
Klondike Douglass* 25 151 658 592 71 173 15 3 6 46 12 53 24 .292 .363 .358 .721 74 126 126
Tommy Dowd 28 151 644 618 86 157 24 5 0 48 42 26 19 .254 .284 .309 .593 54 126 126
Duke Esper? 29 10 29 28 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 .286 .310 .286 .596 2 8 8
Roy Evans 23 14 37 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 13 .000 .162 .000 .162 0 12 12
Mike Grady 27 106 429 391 46 96 11 3 8 52 7 28 23 .246 .312 .350 .663 41 88 88
John Grimes 28 4 11 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 .250 .455 .250 .705 1 3 3
Bill Hallman 30 133 538 497 44 103 10 2 0 38 13 33 28 .207 .268 .235 .503 30 111 111
Dick Harley* 24 108 432 383 40 99 6 4 3 33 24 37 28 .258 .343 .319 .661 40 90 90
Bill Hart? 31 55 182 181 13 41 1 2 2 13 4 1 16 .227 .231 .287 .518 12 46 46
Fred Hartman 29 150 632 595 62 162 22 8 2 62 18 27 29 .272 .315 .346 .661 62 125 125
John Houseman? 27 96 358 322 32 70 6 6 0 20 16 29 29 .217 .296 .273 .569 25 80 80
Frank Huelsman 23 2 9 9 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .556 .889 1 2 2
Bill Hutchinson 37 7 23 22 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 .273 .304 .364 .668 2 6 6
Bill Kissinger 25 17 47 44 7 13 3 2 0 6 0 3 6 .295 .340 .455 .795 7 14 14
Dan Lally* 29 106 429 413 52 105 16 5 2 39 12 9 28 .254 .282 .332 .614 37 88 88
Con Lucid? 23 7 26 21 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 .190 .346 .190 .537 1 6 6
Mike McDermott? 34 16 39 39 0 10 1 1 0 5 0 0 10 .256 .256 .333 .590 4 13 13
Ed McFarland 22 83 300 275 30 67 8 7 2 31 4 23 14 .244 .307 .345 .652 29 69 69
Morgan Murphy 30 76 256 249 13 39 2 0 0 12 1 6 10 .157 .180 .165 .344 7 63 63
Willie Sudhoff 22 13 49 48 6 10 1 0 0 3 0 1 5 .208 .224 .229 .454 2 11 11
Tuck Turner# 30 124 518 479 54 125 18 12 2 38 8 36 22 .261 .317 .361 .678 54 103 103
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Ed Biecher? 21 1 12 3 12 12 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 78 4 0 0
Lou Bierbauer* 31 12 6024 1381 6024 5704 821 1524 209 95 34 839 206 267 132 .267 .302 .355 .657 84 2025 15 38
Kid Carsey* 24 7 970 269 970 870 116 186 16 10 1 86 12 77 118 .214 .283 .259 .542 47 225 7 16
Percy Coleman? 20 1 34 13 34 31 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 .226 .294 .226 .520 39 7 2 0
Roger Connor* 39 18 8847 1998 8847 7797 1620 2467 441 233 138 1323 244 1002 455 .316 .397 .486 .883 153 3788 39 9
Monte Cross 27 5 1600 394 1600 1382 212 365 42 35 15 176 125 167 144 .264 .351 .378 .729 94 522 18 33
Red Donahue 24 4 282 85 282 267 16 50 9 2 1 23 2 7 61 .187 .211 .247 .458 22 66 1 7
Klondike Douglass* 25 2 928 207 928 815 119 248 21 7 7 78 30 87 35 .304 .384 .373 .757 102 304 18 8
Tommy Dowd 28 7 4033 897 4033 3729 648 1023 111 68 19 382 291 254 216 .274 .323 .356 .679 83 1327 12 38
Duke Esper? 29 8 758 229 758 712 86 168 26 9 2 78 3 39 81 .236 .279 .306 .586 59 218 4 3
Roy Evans 23 1 31 12 31 26 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 5 11 .115 .258 .115 .373 1 3 0 0
Mike Grady 27 4 1004 267 1004 894 165 279 47 19 10 164 25 71 59 .312 .381 .441 .822 113 394 29 10
John Grimes 28 1 10 3 10 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 .286 .500 .286 .786 112 2 0 0
Bill Hallman 30 10 5054 1109 5054 4605 803 1326 193 65 19 616 168 339 306 .288 .342 .370 .713 91 1706 43 67
Dick Harley* 24 1 387 90 387 333 43 96 6 4 3 35 23 36 23 .288 .378 .357 .735 96 119 12 6
Bill Hart? 31 6 658 193 658 634 48 129 14 14 4 58 17 15 62 .203 .224 .289 .513 42 183 2 7
Fred Hartman 29 2 769 174 769 701 108 216 25 15 4 87 30 42 35 .308 .359 .404 .763 97 283 14 12
John Houseman? 27 2 338 84 338 293 39 74 9 7 0 25 18 33 27 .253 .344 .331 .675 79 97 8 4
Frank Huelsman 23 1 7 2 7 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714 89 3 0 0
Bill Hutchinson 37 9 1425 384 1425 1350 150 291 35 17 12 133 26 72 291 .216 .256 .293 .549 51 396 1 2
Bill Kissinger 25 3 220 72 220 214 24 60 13 3 0 26 1 3 21 .280 .290 .369 .659 73 79 0 3
Dan Lally* 29 2 544 129 544 502 81 134 22 7 3 59 12 25 43 .267 .316 .357 .673 84 179 11 6
Con Lucid? 23 5 171 54 171 151 29 36 4 4 0 17 1 14 24 .238 .311 .318 .629 64 48 2 4
Mike McDermott? 34 3 160 58 160 143 18 31 5 4 0 10 1 15 21 .217 .296 .308 .603 59 44 1 1
Ed McFarland 22 3 615 160 615 549 85 143 23 12 5 75 11 38 31 .260 .313 .373 .686 83 205 4 24
Morgan Murphy 30 8 1991 518 1991 1811 234 409 52 11 10 205 52 150 247 .226 .290 .283 .573 54 513 13 17
Willie Sudhoff 22 1 44 11 44 42 7 10 1 0 0 3 0 1 4 .238 .256 .262 .518 38 11 0 1
Tuck Turner# 30 5 1506 344 1506 1363 278 454 59 38 7 208 52 115 87 .333 .388 .448 .836 116 610 8 20
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1896 / 1898 Batting Statistics